Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballou
Hosea Ballouwas an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer. He has been called one of the fathers of American Universalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth30 April 1771
CountryUnited States of America
disease illness retribution
Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.
friendship happiness enemy
Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.
being-original originals pretension
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
gratitude children father
If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parent, how much more is the gratitude of the great family of men due to our father in heaven.
punishment self justice
Hatred is self-punishment.
freedom people important
The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.
life godly practice
Preaching is to much avail, but practice is far more effective. A godly life is the strongest argument you can offer the skeptic.
biblical mountain energy
Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.
business pride men
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.
blessing events common
Our blessings are the least heeded, because the most common events of life.
gratitude spring heart
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.
agreement unity spirit
If we agree in love, there is no disagreement that can do us any injury, but if we do not, no other agreement can do us any good. Let us endeavor to keep the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace.
charity divinity divine
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.
honesty people littles
Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty.